{"id":7987,"date":"2009-11-16T04:51:06","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T12:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=7987"},"modified":"2009-11-16T04:51:06","modified_gmt":"2009-11-16T12:51:06","slug":"directed-thread-how-do-you-find-the-best-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/16\/directed-thread-how-do-you-find-the-best-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Directed Thread: How do you find the best value?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, today&#8217;s the last day of my trip to New York City, and since I didn&#8217;t quite plan far enough ahead to have a substantive post today, I thought we could try something new.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s called a &#8220;directed thread,&#8221; and it goes like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ll pose a question for discussion.<\/li>\n<li>Everyone hashes it out in the comments.<\/li>\n<li>Later this week I&#8217;ll parse the discussion.<\/li>\n<li>The most useful or interesting posts will be mixed into a post of their own sometime next week, hopefully harnessing the collective knowledge of the community for the betterment of the whole.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, here&#8217;s today&#8217;s discussion topic: <strong>How do you find properties that are the best value in today&#8217;s market?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you mostly look at specific neighborhoods?  Are there certain property characteristics that often signal good value?  What tools do you use, etc&#8230;  Anything and everything related to finding the best value is fair game.  Let&#8217;s hear it.<\/p>\n<p>As something of a consolation prize for the lack of a more meaty post (and because I just think it&#8217;s cool and I want to share it), here&#8217;s a picture I shot last night of Times Square from the Empire State Building.  See you all tomorrow.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 642px; margin: 0 auto 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Times-Square-at-Night.jpg\" style=\"border:1px solid #000000;\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, today&#8217;s the last day of my trip to New York City, and since I didn&#8217;t quite plan far enough ahead to have a substantive post today, I thought we could try something new. 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